The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-03

chists have got to stop Henceforth the doomed
will not be allowed to have any more recre
alton hours. Personally, ! would like to grant
them all the favors could. bat don't think It
wonld be wise 30 do It may seem foolish,
and perhaps is foolish, but I don't want these
men to cheat the gallows by killing themselves.
Their friends might give them daegers poison,
and although know that if they should want TO
kill themselves. should be poweriess to pre-
vent it, still shouldn't like TO have il said that
If had attended to my duty the suicides might
The first of those arrive was Mrs. Engel.
There a sort of scared expression on her
poor, worn face, and she moved ABOUT IN nerv-
ous manner, as though she could scarcely real
ize that the last slender thread OF hope had
broken. She brought a basket of tcothsome ed
ibles for her husband and Jailer FoiZ took
chair from the Office and carried it out 70 ths
cage and placed it for her near the bars.
Linggs aunt and young lady cousin and one of
his fair admirers came next. They were all
downcast. with traces of tears on their cheeks,
but they had not been talking TO the reckless
bomb-maker five minutes before they were all
laughing. and their nirth sounded strangely in
congruous with the feelings of most OF those
present
Frank Bielefeldt of the Arbeite- Zeitung. ac-
companied by reporter for the same paper,
came next Shortly afterward Spiess two
brothers. Chris and Ferdinand. were admitted.
and they were followed by their mother. who
seemed to feel her sorrow deeply. Mrs. Par
aud her two little children came, and with
them a lady who is interested in the work of the
Amnesty Association. Every one of the pris-
oners bad the sefnblance. at least, of positively
cheerful spirits. Mr.. Bielefeldt, after leaving
the JAIL said: ut is useless TO ask these
10 sign the petition to the Governor for their
lives have just been talking to them, and
they laugh at the idea
Mira Van Zandt, as is ner custom came in
barely ten minutes before it was time TO say
goodnight Her face was wreathed with
smiles, and had the decision given life and hope
to her proxy husband, her general demeauor
could not have been more CHEEKY. She made
the most of her time in holding spirited con-
versation with Spies, alternately laughing,
frowning and gesiiculating. The conversation.
however, carried on in undertone, and
even those oy could not catch the drift Of
what was being SAID
Police Precautions and Preparations
CHICAGO. Nov "A significant incident of
the day had its scene at police headquarters.
The moment word of the decision was received
all the detectives in the building disappeared
with surprising suddenness. AS to what dis
tric:s or places they were assigned their
superiors were noncommittal when asked. It
is known, however, that for some days the
have had sealed Instructions to act soon as
the decision was received. s.We will not be
caught mapping" was all the officials would say.
Besides the regular force the detective depart
ment has been largely reinforced from the out
lying stations. just what precautions will be.
or have been taken 30 prevent any outbreak the
officials decline to say
It is known that preparations going on for
the execution. The ropes have been ordered
from Eastern firm for some time. and will be
thoroughly tested before being sent here An
additional scaffold will have to be built and
preparations were being made for this to-day.
AT present there are two of these dark instru-
ments of death lying in the basement OF the
Criminal Court building. but they will not ac-
commodate over five victims The new ono will
be made very much like the one which three
italian murderars were hanged some time ago,
but will. it is stated, contain some slight i'm
provements to the traDs Already the
morbidly curious of Chicago, we'll outside
points, have been sendin: in requests for tickets
get the jail the Ilth inst Letters by
the score arriving daily from provincial jour
nalists who desire to secure tickets they
have a representative on hand. They will all
be doomed to disappointment. If the hanging
takes place on the 11th inst, there will be only
few persons present. The sheriff will adhers
strictly TO the law laid down In such cases, and
10 OBS except tho representatives of the civ pa
pers, the press associations mem bers of the ju
rv and ths attorneys viii be allowed to be pres
ent
The first steps toward a depopuAtion OF the
Jail were taken to-day, and by Monday next is
will contain fewer inmates than at time
since the great fire. Several prisoners were ad-
nitted to bail this afternoon. and this evening
over dozen charged with minor offenses were
released because the grand jury failed to find in<
dictments BonGsmen have been secured fof
several moro who have been held for weeks
be be qeous brought before s judge na 'A' Wllliam-
son tomorrow Most of the thirty-Gay
prisoners will also have their sentences
muted and be released between now and Satur-
day Stringent regulations regarding the ac-
mission of visitors enforced when the de-
csion had been received. and nobody adj
mitted behind the doors of the jail after noon
except upon the presentation of special order
from the sheriff. All the caskets of fruit. boxes
of cigars and bundles of papers which were
brought in by the friends of the seven men were
also laid aside for rigid examination.
This afternoon a small boy appeared at
one of the most prominent downtown cor
phets containing NJ. NJ Trumbulrs ap..
peal to Governor Oglesby In behalf of
mineham quickly put the boy to fight
by telling him that he would arrest him if he
did not quit selling the books There is moth
ing sedtions a bout the pam phlet. it being mere
ly Trumbu'rs speech. 1t is bound brilliantly
and entitled "Was 1t Fair Trial2 An Appeal
to G"yernor of s...in illinois in Behalf @t of
geant of the central police detail said the
officer acted ont his own judgment He
probably misled by the general style of the title,
the sergeant added, '.but think it is much bet<
ter at present that the circulation of even snct
literature this be stopped. as it only stit
up the people without doing any good"
A Couple of Special CommissioNprs.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
CHICAGO, Nov. 2-There is considerable spec
ulation concerning a mysterious visit which wai
paid to the Jail to-day by Prof. w. M. Salter,
the well-known lecturer and IATesident of the
Society OF Ethical Culture, and Henry ID. Lloyd
formerly of the editors of the Chicago
Tribune. They were armed with special per-
init from the lsheriff. and after prolonged cone
versa ton with Felden they visited, turn ali
the other prisoners Altogether. they spent over
three hours in the building, hut thev declined te
make Dc bile the object of their mission and ths
prisoners were equally non-communcative. 1t
is rumored however. that they endeavored to
induce the condemned men to write or appeal to
the Governor for clemency.
--
Neebe Hears the News.
JOLIET, Ill, Nov 2-Louis Neebe, brother of
Oscar Neebe, the Anarchist now serving four
teen-year sentence here, brought his convict
brother this afternoon the news of the doom of
the condemned seven at Chicago. Neebe over
coma with Convict NAeha had hut